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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13

A bartender plnintiyely bewaiel the he,
ccsSity uf having to rub congealrd drops OF
sticky beer of he bar. "But il let them re-
min" said be- IN tho tone of one seeking
compassion, ",hoy rot the wood H,-,.l,..
"lhry rot The wood, do they" ficrccly re-
pea,ea beer bibh"r. "Then what III the
name of common sense docs beer do to my
stonnch:"
Replied the manipulation of drinks: ut is
beyond Inc to tell OF ono thing | am con-
fdent, and that is mans stomach Is made of
cast iron. ElsrwiSc how could lie withstand
the fluids he pour, into it! Let me show yon
something's" lie placed piece of raw ment
on the counter, and dropped upon it small
measure OF ni imported ginger ale. In five
minutes the meat had parted into little pieces
MS thong, hacked 10y n dull knife.-PhIladel-
phia News
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
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Floors Painted with Tar.

Some months ago the floors of many Aus
triam garrsors were painted with tar. md
the results have proved SO uniformly advan-
tageous that the method is becoming greutly
extended in its application. The collection
Of dust in cracks is thus prevented, and Il
consequent tilmhuton in Initiative discnsrs
Of the eye has been noted. Cleaning OF the
rooms has been greatly facilitated, and para
sites are almost completely excluded. The
coating of tar is inexpensive, requires renewal
but once year, aud presents but one disad-
vantage, namely, its somler color.-Boston
budget
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13

There is d remarkable body of gold ore in
Alaska. 1t is in II cliff fronting the ocean
md is 25O to 800 feet wde practically mex-
haustillc in body. 1t is Il rich quartz. Sen
ator Jones, OF Nevada, has n fifth interest IN
the mine. Tredwcn, the man who discovered
it, owns another fifth.-Chcag9 News.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
III =, nj ATTENTION F
W0(k|nn I1VVpV We are now pre-
VUINIlIS OIuOOUO partf TO furnish

allc1asses with employment at home, the
whole of the time, or for thGirsparc moments
Business new, light and profitable Persons
of either sen easily earn from 90 cents to So
per evening. and Il proportional sum by de-
voting all their time +" the business. Boys
rnd girls earn nearly as much as men. That
all who see this may send ,her address, and
test the business, we make this offer. To
such as are not well satisfied we will send
one dollar to pay for the trouble of writing
Full particulars aud outfit free. Address
GEORGE STINsoN a. Co. Portland Maine.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13

real aud where | now write, sits quaint
, and cranky couple. At least one of them is
Quaint and the other cranky The firstis Il
hSiiahhy gAat,nl man, who reatls dingyi dog
b. cared boHis that arr themselves shabby
b. gentrrl. When enter the library Mt lOo'cock
every morning ht is there, and when leave
late il, the afternoon he still SITS in his chair,
hardly having moved his position all day.
Sometimes | stay until the library is closed
for the night, and then he leaves the big room
like Il man who knows not where to go for n
resting place. There he sits all day nsrlosc
to the tail" rs possible, in order, no doubt, to
conceal the lack Of buttons on his coat. I'm
der the table his old silk hat is carefully de-
posted With II penny morning I4pfr AND q
parcel ptcpins over the tattercd RIM III
lnp,rn to he there about = o'clock l will see
him m,nching something which have re-
Gently discovered is bread. He does not take
it ont Of hi, pocket, where he has stcalthily
conveyed it from the hat, like Il man who
knew he was eating II midday luncheon, but
breaks off little bits in his pocket and carries
them 10 his mouth ms ii fearing discovery.
He knows only too well, perhaps, that he is
dining, .,..t
Nv other opposite is not unlike the shabby
ccn,rrl' person in general characteristics,
however. does not show the sclupulous care
of the other lie generally comes in after
have arrived, and 50 have ample opportu-
nifty 10 watch his preparations for tile days
reading. First, he supplies himself with Il
dozen volumes of serllonS. These he will
carefully arrange about him, and seating
hinscl he will clasp his hands across his
breast md engage in nhthf audible prayer.
Then he will scloct his subject, settle down in
a.comf"r,ahIr position, close his eyes and be-
gin lii" days reading. Their" he sits all day
long with closed eyes, his face bent intently
over III" book with every evidence OF intense
interest on his rourttnancc. Whether or not
he i, reading will not undertake to say, but
this know. he turns over his pages at rcgu-
lar intervals and now and then will open his
ey,, AMI take notes with the dullcst OF
n.uclle.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
IN pIg 4slof 1ADntnY,
QUEER people WHO PASS THEIR
- DAYsAYsNo THE 99oSs. -

na,,,ue.s as Peculiar I. ~ Quaint
Volumes Upon the ShcIvcs--A Couple
of tra"ss-con"'i'i b IN M"s"z'"
+''""" fF""""'''"' Y |.
The habitsics of th&Astor library alN Some
of them, rs peculiar as the quaint volumes
upon the shelves do not mean the men
lwlro rAAl in and look into a lrdSfor tpi hopr
ami then rush out again 70 the hustle OF ci y
life. Int.tl,"y, TOO, haze their cpunterpwts
irIooks. in fact, a of us have. 1t is plea
SAINT enough to sit at Que of tho tables with a.
not too interesting book before you, now
looking at its printed pagrs and now at the
varied crowd around DO You not see re-
sernLIantes. For INSTANCE, the rusty old gem
tlci,,an over there with the pallid' face the
convex s,~rthS1es and the shiny black suit of
old fashioned cut might he compared to one
of the dusty, u,lsty tones i'll the top shelves
that are more carefully preserved thail.he.
Then agrin THAT ilashyT red covered novel
which wens1hrSuAI FIVE editions. hi us rnaily
weeks might, he thought OF IN connection
. With the kh,ilGakiiiE. ,a,vdy lopkiluf' wenAn
who sits ut the next table, while the dainty,
low yoAspl ,irl who sits near her-re,alr|s one
inStinrlively Of pnr of Thomas Bailey Aid
,riahsilyls. Thas you miatso or Yntl You
found Il shadow of every one OF this curouSly
i;sserted.yT witlpI rpseHflfPYpapyf ~
- A COUPLE OF CtANKS.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
Slaughter OF Sen Fowls.

There is n complaint that new Paris fash
ION, which requires the gray feathers OF sea
gullsfor trimming, is causing n great slnugl.
ter of sea fowls on European coasts.-Boetou
Budget
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Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13

The people of Switzerland, by vote of
259, T91 to ~, 474, have approved n law which
gives the government the solo right to manu-
facture and sell spirituous liquors.
Catoctin clarion. [volume] (Mechanicstown, Md.) 1871-1940, 1887-10-13
Gonnrlvc run MAGAZINES.

Besides the antique already described, there
Is in direct contrast tn" man of the period
Ii. does not care for books of n past date, but
mist have current literature or non" mt all
His great ambition is t. read all the new
mnyaZincs II" will get them all at once, and
taking them under his arm seek some retired
alcov,. swh"rv he will prnr,~i to read them
one after another until he is through with
them all And rs he is generally n slow
render he USUALLY has them in his possession
all tiav In the meantime other readers may
conn. in and want O look ut one of the maya
zlr,s, he has. hut nothing short of II prrcmp-
t,~v demand FRONT nm official will induce him
u surrender them, and even then he does it
with very hWi grace.
Then there Ii Il man who wants to rend
something, hut is not quite sure of what he
wants Ne l,phS over the shelves. goes on
forbidden ground, is driven out, and then
Cntl.r> "A lot Of books together, which he
brings into the reading room and places he
for. him Ilc now proceeds to look through
the whole 'ot md very likely nothing will
shit him. Doubtless he will end In picking
~ III" book his n.ighl,or has just finished.
arI in n moment is deeply Immersed III its
pages.
Another fr"q,irnt"r is the man who always
wants tn" book you nre reading. lie passes
behind and -,.s the title, and then avid do
sire to have that volume arises in him. He
taxes n seat opposite you, il possible. picks
NJ an index. IDLY turns the pages and never
takes his eyes of you until, in self defense,
you drop the book or capy it to the libra
ran'S table
Then there is the young man who gets hold
Of "A funny book, and grows purple in his eff
forts t., keep fro,Mgufawing ont loud over
the jokes. Beside him Its the cross grained
person, who never, smiles over anything, and
reads book in the same manner that most
people take hisagrreahle medicine Nothing
i s,itS him. md not even Wilkins Micnwbcr or
lIucklchcrry FINN can make his grim jaws
relax into nsmic.-Ncw York Commercial
Advert User.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
Health of CITY PeonIe.

It is a serious question whether the
physical deterioration of city life does not
affect in greater or less degree many of
the comfortable as well as the poorer
classes. Families IN which the children
and mother, if not the father, spend the
whole summer in the country or at the
seashOre. and In which the sons have
every opportunity for outdoor sports
until they are % or 80 years old, can
stand comparison, physically, with their
country cousins. But many city people
wlio enjoy homes that are comfortable
and even luxurious, y, no have good food
and plenty of recreation. are yet engaged
In occupations that are too setlentary and
confirming to be altogether healthy. Sales
1nen and saleswOmen. clerks, and great
ntfmber of artisans compose the larger
part of this class.
No subject more practical or more i'm
pCrtant than this of the peoples health
could well be imagined. Physical
strength is as essential to prosperity il
times of peace rs it is to success in war.
In fact, no race ever yet distinguished It
self by conquest, by art or by literature,
which did not possess the restless vigor
of 'tsuperfluous health. Boston Post.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
How to Scare Snakes.

A gentleman who recently returned
from the western coast of Africa tells
how natives provide against the dangers
of venOmous snakes, which abound in
those regions. THE Africans ON the
coast, Z he said. fare far more intelligent
than those IN tho interior. Just south of
the republic of Liberia there Is a large
swalnpy region which extends for hun
dretis of miles into the interior and for
many miles along the coast. Whenever
1t IS deemed necessary to penetrate this
vast mOrass, which abounds in snakes,
the natives simply rub the soles of their
feet with garlic and oil. The scent of
the garlic is too much for the delicate
stomach of the reptiles, and they crawl
away as fast as they are able. This In
sures almost absolute safety. The boa
constructor even hesitates to attack a
man smelling OF this odOriferous vege-
table Another method employed by the
natives when they wish to sit to rest is to
swish the air with rods. The peculiar
noise Of the rod seems to inspire the SER
penis with terror, for they hasten away
out of hearing of the sound. New
York Mail and Express.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
nnrnlnr nfn.n,r..


Apropos Of the burning of the Opera
Ccmique IN Paris, DR.. r. Ogden Dore-
mus has contributed q letter to a New
York newspaper in which he states that
articles OF wearing apparel, theatre cur
tains. and any textile fabrics can be made
uninfiammable by dipping IN a solution
Of tungstate Of soda or borax, and better
yet IN . solution In water of phosphate of
ammonia This he states can be done
when washed, and be little OF no trouble,
and not affect the appearance or render
the wearing any different from usual,
and thus all Undertaking, curtains, ETC.,
can be entirely fireproof. In theatres,
all the woodwork can read ~ be impreg-
mated with phosphates of ammonia, and
the scenery and all the in1ammable at
tachments to 4 stage be made fireproof,
50 that such terrible events as that of the
Opera COmique viii be impossible When
human life is at stake, It would not be
asking too much of municipal authorities
10 get on this suggestion, and, If possible,
make It available. Owners and man
ayers OF theatres and opera houses should
be required to adopt such means of safety
as would secure to their patrons practi-
cal immunity from being roasted while
Ia life and health This Opera Comique
style Of cremation is SO very distasteful
that all classes should unite in urging on
the proper authorities to insist on man
ayers bringing into use all the appliances
for safety from fire that science can un-
fOld--DemareSt's Monthly.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

One clause in the platform of the
Pennsylvania Democrats is direct
and sufficient answer to the attacks
of the Foraker and Tuttles and the
men who profess to champion the
cause of the soldier and under that
pretense assaiI the administration
of President Cleveland as the enemy
of the soldier. It favors liberal
pensions to deserving union soldiers
and sailors, and refers, in proof OF
this fact, to "the action of the pre-
sent administration in adding to
the pension rolls larger number
than was ever before placed thereon
within a corresponding period,
while at the same time pro-
tecting the treasury from fraud
ulent elaims.-Plain dealer.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
The Much Dreaded CrizzIv Bear,

OF all the known plantigrades Caat
footed beasts the grizzly is the most
savage and the most dreaded, and he IS
the largest of all, saving the presence of
his cousin the polar bear, for which,
nevertheless, he is more than match in
strength and courage. Snme specimens
measure Z feet from tip of nose to
root OF tail The distinctive marks of
the species are its great size; the short
ness of the tail as compared with the
ears; the huge flat paws, the sole of the
hind foot sometimes measuring 1-2 by
inches in a large male; the length OF
the hind legs as compared with the fore
legs. which gives the beast his awkward,
stumbling gait; the long claws of the
forefOOt, sometimes inches In length,
while those OF the hind foot measure only
3 or 4; the erect, bristling name of stiff
hair, often G inches long; the coarse hair
q the body, sometimes inches long,
dark at the base, but with light tips.
he has dark stripe along the back,
and one along each side, the hair on his
body being, as a rule. brownish yellow,
the region around the ears dusky, the
legs nearly black and the muzzle pale.
Color, however. Is not distinctive mark,
for female grizzlies have been killed in
company with two cubs, of which one
was brown, the other gray, or one dark,
the other light; and the supposed species
of cinnamon and brown" bears are
merely color variations of Ursus hOrri-
bills hinlSeif.-G. o. Shields In Harper's
Magazine
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

Only the very darkest nights are Sc
lected by the Chinese fishermen in which
to catch the singular fish that the heather
prize SO highly as an article of food.
The squid is about eight inches in length
and almost Transparent They are caught
IN the following manner: When the night
Is very dark. the Chinese go out some
miles in the bay and then build bright
fire IN pans and station them in the bow
of the boat, and the fish being attracted
by the glare swarm around the boats and
are gathered In with scoop nets by the
ton They are taken home and the women
and children give them lick and a
promise in tile way of cleaning and
spread them on boards. on top of the
houses and out in the fields, where they
are dried. The fish are then packed and
shipped to San Francisco and to China.
where they are considered a great deli
cacy.-Nonterey Argus.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

1t was Chesterfield who said: al
am more upon my guard as to my
behavior to my servants and to
others who are called my interiors,
than l am towards my equals, for
fear of being suspected of that mean
and ungenerous sentiment of de-
string to make others feel that diff
ference which fortune has, perhaps
too undeservedly, made between us. -
1t is noticed this summer that the
clergymen are telling some of the
biggest fish stories. The clergymen
have always been worthy disciples
of st. Peter and Isaac Walton.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

What lesson there is in the
forced resignation of Gen. Fairchild
as the COMMANDMENTS Chief of the
G. A R.-what a lesson for the pol
iticians who would debase the sacred
name of the Soldierl Fairchild says
his private affairs will not allow
him to accept of reelection, but
every one knows that it is the fear
full weight of pulic condemnation
alone that forces the man, who, in
public meeting, cursed the Presi-
dent of the United States, to resign
his high Office as leader of the I'm
ion veterans.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
Wonderful, Cures.

W. D. Hoyt & Co., Wholesale and Re
all Druggists of Rome, Ga, says: We
have been selling DIR. Kings New Dis
covery, Electric Bitters and Bucklen's
Arnica Salve for two years. Have never
handled remedies that sell as well, OF
give such universal satisfaction. There
have been some wonderful cures effect
ed by these medicines in this city. Sew.
eral cases of pronounced Consumption
have been entirely cured by use of few
bottles of DIR. Kings New Discovery
taken in connection with Electric Bit.
tiers. We guarantee them always. Sold
by A. G. Van Glider.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
Greatly Excited.

Not few of the citizens of Point
Pleasant have recently become greatly
excited over the astounding facts, that
several of their friends who had been
pronounced by their physicians as in
durable and beyond all hope-suffering
with that dreaded monster Consumption
hive been completely cured by DIR.
Kings New Discovery for Consumption,
the only remedy that does positively
cure all throat and lung diseases, Coughs
Colds. Asthma and Bronchitis. Trial
bottle free at YanGilder's Drug Store,
large bottles 81.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

Halstead says Blaine is not com
ing back this fall or winter, which
is a pity, as we miss him sadly, and
Foraker is getting to be a positive
nuisance. Murat also says he is
not able to say whether the Plumed
Knight will be the next Republican
candidate or not.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
Useful and HurtfuI Medicines

There is certain class of remedies
for constipation absolutely useless.
These are boluses and potions made in
great part of podophyllin, aloes, rhu-
barb, gamboge, and other worthless in
gradients. The damage they do to the
stomachs of those WHO use them is in
calculable. They evacuate the bowels,
it is true, but always do so violently and
profusely, and besides, grippe the bowels.
Their effect is to weaken both them and
the stomach. Better far to use the
agreeable and salutary aperient, Hos
letters Stomach Bitters, the laxative
effect of which is never preceded by
pain, or accompanied by a convulsive,
violent action of the bowels. On the
contrary, it invigorates those organs,
the stomach and the entire system AS
a means OF curing and preventing ma
larial fevers, no medicine can compare
with it, and it remedies nervous debil-
ity, rheumatism, kidney and bladder
inactivity, and other inorganic ailments.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

A Syracuse woman who does not
like to live with her husband and
yet does not want a divorce, pays
him 81 a day for all the time he
can spend in jail. He is therefore
always up for sixty or ninety days.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
BuckIen,s Arnica sa1ve.

The Best Salre in the world for Cuts
Bruises, Sores, Ulcers, Salt Rheun, Fe.
yer Sores, letter, Chapped Hands, Chill,
blains, Corns, and all Skin Eruptions
and positively cures Piles, or no pay re-
CURED. 1t is guaranteed to give perfect
satisfaction, or money refunded. Price
% cts. per box. For sale by A. C. VAN.
GLIDER, Druggist. tdec.10-1y.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
The Japanese .-JInriIzisIla-' %

The '.JinrikisIla'' of Japan, which be-
gan as a cane seated chair with shafts,
has now by the gradual process of evolu-
ton become a neat, comfortable and thor
oughIy national vehicle. There are about
190, 600 of them used In Japan, of which
80, 600 are found IN TOXIC aloQe.-New
York Tribune.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

In Lancaster, Pa, last week one
of a gang of colored hod carriers
feel while decending the latter, but,
luckily, was caught in the hod of a
fellow workman ahead of him, and
enabled to regain a hold on the
Latter
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

Times areawful dull in cincinnati.
A prisoner at the police court told
the judge that he had sat for eighty
five days in one saloon without
being able to strike job.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21
A GA RID

U NOW We, that by the payment of
N S55000 / am permitted to sell intox-
icating liquors at my house. To the
wife who has drunkard for husband,
or friend who is unfortunately dissi-
pated, say emphatically, give me notice
in such cases in which you are interest
ed, and all such persons shall be exclu-
ded from my place. Let mothers. faith
ers, sisters and brothers do likewise.
and the request shall be regarded. l
pay heavy tax for the privilege of sell
ing whisky and other liquors, and want
it distinctly understood that 1 have no
desire TO sell to minors. or drunkards,
or to the poor and destitute. 1 much
prefer that they save their money and
put it where 1t will do the most good
There are gentlemen of honor and men
of money, who can afford it, and it is
With those desire to trade. 1 would
say to those who wish to trade with me,
and can afford, come, and 1 Will treat
you gentlemaDly and courteousIy.
Respectfully,
June 29-ly@ JOS. HEN.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1887-09-21

The friends of an Englishman
who fell over a precipice in the
Alps could not be satisfied until
they had the hight measured to a
foot. When they had got the fig
ures-56O feet-they rather con-
cluded he was dead.